The Book of Drugs—featuring cameos by Redman, Ani DiFranco, and Jeff Buckley— Mike Doughty, the frontman of my favourite band of all time, Soul Coughing, wrote a memoir. is the story of his band's rise and bitter collapse, the haunted and darkly comical life of…
Date Archives January 2012
The Most Ridiculous Moments From Rob Lowe's Drew Peterson Lifetime Movie
The Most Ridiculous Moments From Rob Lowe's Drew Peterson Lifetime Movie
Only thing I know is awkward silence
The Year of the Dragon, the Chinese-iest of Chinese zodiac years, begins today. "Jon, do you have any green shirts?" "Green shirts? What am I, a Ducks fan?" "What?" "Nothing. Uhhh, yes, I have a few green shirts." "You need to wear a green shirt…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
3. Steven Tyler compares Joe Magrane's 15-year-old daughter to the city of Boston (American Idol, S11E01) Honourable Mention Man Guesses "Donkey Punch" (Jeopardy!, 01-16-12) Burt tries to fart (Raising Hope, S02E11) Public access pervert – autotuned (Modern Family, S03E13) Reed Grimm scat-sings the theme song…
Cross my heart, hope to die
The contestants on the next season of Survivor include a little person, a gay Republican, and two men obsessed with Tarzan. Only CBS. Simmons pitched an all-female Survivor on one of his podcasts. Idea: An all-bi-polar Survivor. "Wanna know what you're playing for? Mood stabilizers!"…
How useful is the spork
—How does a teapot birth a cup? —The teapot and the cup were humans who were turned into a teapot and cup by a witch. —How considerate of the witch to turn them into congruous items. —The teapot sounds rather old to be the cup's…
Red, White, and Blue Man
So we're doing this now, eh?
Coming Attractions
DoggieWoggiez! PoochieWoochiez! is a remake of Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 masterpiece The Holy Mountain composed entirely out of dog-related found footage. Beginning January 27, it will tour North America accompanied by a live show featuring the filmmakers in homemade dog costumes. #comingattractions
They're painting the passports brown
Kate Beckinsale's name belies her filmography. I associate her with Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett, but she's basically an English Evangeline Lilly. A cornerback named Geno Smith committed to Alabama, ensuring at least six contiguous years of black dudes named Geno Smith playing Division I…
They're selling postcards of the hanging
I read that Thomas Jane was originally going to star in The Walking Dead, presumably as Rick. Thomas Jane was also AMC's first choice to play Don Draper. Jane Matters Here. As Hung was canceled, he's available to play Rosie Larsen's killer. In fact, The…